I recently read about a new CF manufacturing procedure which didn't involve using a large piece of weaved fabric. It was basically taking strands and scraps and putting them in a mold and pressing the hell out of it and injecting the epoxy for the shape. Parts then can be machined to finish. Please help me find the article, trying to prove a point at work...
Thanks,
Brian
Sounds like regular compression molding to me. You can always suspend the carbon in the melt before closing the mold and applying pressure.
recycling carbon fibers
It was a big article about carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Had pictures of parts made and even a rather large billet of CFRP. Pretty cool stuff.
Ford is doing some non woven compression carbon fiber stuff. I know they even had a article about it in the new york times.
GrantC wrote:http://www.carbonfibergear.com/what-is-forged-composite-a-new-way-of-using-carbon-...
^---- this.
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that's pretty exciting stuff really.
It wouldn't seem to have a definable and repeatable strength factor so I'd think it would be used in non-critical components.
Yeah, in doing my search I found this...
more than likely, Carguy.. but generally, most uses of CF seem to be non-critical.. the bad part is.. this method is also pretty "ugly" with no real weave pattern to show off.
mad_machine wrote:more than likely, Carguy.. but generally, most uses of CF seem to be non-critical.. the bad part is.. this method is also pretty "ugly" with no real weave pattern to show off.
Then why not just do some hydrographics on it?
